Minister: Why Nigerian Government Maintain The Removal Of Petrol Subsidy
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, on Tuesday, reiterated the need to deregulate the downstream petroleum through the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit. According to him, only the wealthy were currently profiting from the subsidy. The minister spoke during the leadership and governors’ discourse on open government partnership […]
Facebook And Reuters Partners To Train Journalists
The Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with Reuters to launch a free online training program called the Reuters Digital Journalism Course, for journalists in Africa. The Project functions with publishers around the world to enhance the connection between journalists and the communities they serve. Its training, programs, and partnerships work by investing in organizations that […]
Ekiti’ll Strengthen Cooperation With FG On More SDGs Projects — Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti says his administration will continue to unite with the Federal Government and its agencies to attract more developmental projects to the state. The Governor made this known in Ado-Ekiti while laying the foundation of the Elders People’s Resort and Wellness Centre. The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
Customs Pick Off Tramadol, Indian Hemp Worth N100m Within Three Month
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of the federal operation unit (A), Zone C, has picked off tramadol and other banned items worth N100 million in three months. In a press statement by the public relations officer of the unit, Jerry Attah, the banned substance was picked off in Enugu State between April – June 2021. […]
Northern Coalition Blasts Southern Govs, Say Lagos Resolutions, A Conspiracy
The Coalition of Northern Groups on Tuesday replied to the issues raised by the Southern Governors Forum during their Monday meeting in Lagos. The coalition accused the southern governors of shielding “felons, arsonists and mass atrocity perpetrators in their midst by challenging the importance of the Federal Government to enforce law and order in all […]
Pope Francis ‘Alert And Breathing On His Own’ After Colon Surgery
Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing a planned surgical operation for diverticular stenosis, which is an intestinal procedure on the colon. “His Holiness Pope Francis is in good general condition, alert and breathing on his own,” said a statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Monday. The surgery lasted about three hours and […]
Nigeria, UAE Continue To Trade Words Over Travel Ban
Nigeria and United Arabs Emirates (UAE) have continued to exchange words over the traveling ban imposed into the Arab country. The Nigerian government had last week came out that contrary to insinuation that the United Arabs Emirates placed a ban on flights from Nigeria, it actually placed a ban on the UAE first due to […]
Tropical Storm Elsa Hits Cuba, Heads For Florida
Tropical Storm Elsa swept across a mostly rural section of western Cuba with strong rain and winds Monday, then moved into the Florida Straits for a possible close brush with the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on Tuesday. The storm made landfall in Cuba on Monday afternoon near Cienega de Zapata, a natural […]
Passenger Plane With At Least 28 Goes Missing In Russia’s Far East
A Russian AN-26 aeroplane with at least 28 people on board has gone missing in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east, news agencies cited regional authorities as saying. It was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana in the Kamchatka Peninsula when it did not make a scheduled call-in, the Interfax, RIA Novosti and TASS agencies […]
JTF Troops Terminate 11 Terrorists, Recover Arms In Borno
The Joint Task Force troops in the North-East have terminated 11 terrorists and recovered a supply of arms, ammunition, and a truck loaded with petroleum products during fierce encounters in Borno State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja that the troops belonged to […]
